Garment hanger



, c. M. HEDDENs GARIVHEINIII HANGER vFiled May 3l, 1923 ClydeMHeddensINVENTOR A'ITORNIY Patented Nov. 2, 1926.

N uNlTlazp STAT CLYDE M. HEDDENS, F MILTON', PENNSYLVANIA.

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Application led Hay 81,

This invention relates'to garment hangers. The object is to provide ahanger particularly adapted for supporting trousers in a manner toretain the desired creases in the same, the device comprising a singleunit capable of introduction into the bottoms of the legs of thetrousers and of distending each leg and supporting the trousers, whilein inverted position, so that the weight of the l0 trousers willmaintain them in a stretched condition without danger of folding orwrinkling.

Another object is to provide a simple, cheaply manufactured and strongand durable devirJ of this character composed of a single, resilientdistending member having a normal tendency to expand, the ends of thesame being equipped with spaced arms for insertion into the oppositeends of the 530 stretched bottoms of the trousers, and provided withmeans for rictionally engaging the same in a manner to prevent thetrousers from falling from the hanger.

A nal object is to provide a hanger which may be applied to legs oftrousers of different widths, and which is of such small compass as topermit of several pairs of trousers on as many similar hangers beinghung or supported on a single hook or nail.

A full and complete understanding of the invention may be obtained froma consideration of the following detailed description, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing forming part of thisspecification; it being understood that while the drawing shows apractical form of the invention, thelatter is not confined to strictconformity with the showing thereof, but may be changed or modified, solong as such changes or modifications mark no materialv departure fromthe salient features of the invention, as specifically pointed out inthe appended claim.

' In the drawing, in which similar reference characters designatecorresponding parts throughout the several figures,

Figure 1 is perspective view of the improved hanger shown applied to andsupporting a pair of trousers;

Figure 2 is a similar view of the hanger removed from the trousers;

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view through one of the trouser-engagingmembers;

Figure 4 is a similar view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Whilethe improved hanger has been illus- 1923. Serial No. 642,577,

trated and described as atrousers supporter or hanger, it will bereadily seen that the same may be used with equal advantage forsupporting ladies skirts or other garments, as the device may be madeindifferent sizes for the purpose and, in the case ot skirts,

Referringto the drawing there is shown a spring wire supporting member'consisting of a centrally-disposed spring coil 1, the ends of the wirecomprising the same being extended downwardly and at opposite sides ofsaid coil to form resilient arms 2, the same being of equal length andnormally spaced apart and with-a tendency to separate, owing to theresilient action of the coil 1. v

The terminals of the spring arms 2 are bent outwardly in substantiallongitudinal alinement to form extensions 3 which, when the device isapplied to trousers, or skirts, or other garments, are substantiallyhorizontal, the outer ends of said extensions being a distance apartsomewhat greater` than 'the width of the maximum sized trouser leg,

when the latter is in stretched position, or the aforesaid waistband ofa skirt.

The outer terminal of each extension 3 is formed into an eye 4, asclearly shown in Figure 3 of the drawing, the said eye being arrangedvertically, or'in line with the spring 1 and the same are introducedinto the upper, closed end 5 of trouser-engaging members having thespaced, depending arms 6 connected thereto by means of rivets 7, passingthrough alined openings in said arms 6 and adjacent to the bend 5forming the closed end thereof, said rivet also traversing the eye Landbeing headed over at each endon the outside of the arms, thus securelyfastening the members to the ends of the extensions 3.

The trouser-leg engaging members are formed of suitable strips ofappropriate, stiff metal, bent at an intermediate point as at 5, tocomprise the spaced arms 6, and the anguiar relation between the saidarms 6 and the extensions 3 is such, that when the device is pro rlattached to the trousers, as

. ward each other, by the legs of the trousers,

the said arms are substantially vertical or parallel to each A other andsnugly fit, throughout their lengths, within the front and back, creasedportions of said trousers le gIShe two arms 6 are adapted to be placedin se arate trousers legs, and act, in co-action w1th the opposite arms6, to exert an outward stretching tendency on the legs of thc trousers,which are thus held in proper inverted position to eradicate allwrinkles and maintain the desired creases. The two arms 6 at each end ofthe device are lalso adapted to be placed together into one end of thefolded waist-band of a skirt, while the opposite arms 6 engage the otherend of the skirt waist band, as will be readily understood.

In order to increase the holding eifect of the arms 6. the outer edgesof the same are provided with a plurality of shallow notches 8 whichserve to prevent any slippin of the garment from engagement with theanger, and the lower, free ends of said arms have their inner and outeredges slightly tapered, as at 9, to facilitate their introduction intothe trousers legs or skirt, while the device is under compression tobring the arms close enough together for the purpose. When pressure isreleased on the arms 2, after the device is applied in position, theexpansive force of the arms 2 and the coil 1, forces the members 6 apartto engage within the garment to be supported, as will be readilyunderstood, when the device may be hung upon a hook or nail by passingthe eye 1 over 'my own,

the same, or a hook 10 may be suitably connected to the said eye, asindicated in dotted lines in Figure 2 of. the drawing and used for thepurpose of suspending the hanger with the arment thereon.

From t e foregoing it will be seen that a simple, stron and durabledevice has been provided which may be readily applied to garments forsupporting the same or detached therefrom by a simple operation, andthat the same is of compact form to permit of a plurality of the samewith garments theeon to be hung from a single hook or nai What isclaimed is:

In a garment hanger comprising a supporting member formed of a singlepiece of spring wire bent to form an intermediate coil, then bentoutwardly and downwardly from the coil to form two spring arms, thenbent outwardly at the ends of the arms in opposite directions andsubstantially in longitudinal alinement to form extensions, the

outer terminals of each of which is provided with an eye arrangedvertically, and U- shaped leg engaging members each formed of a singlestrip of stiff metal bent at an intermediate point to form two spacedarms, that portion of the strip where the material is bent being broughttogether so as to snugly embrace the said eye, a rivet passed throughthe arms and engaging the eye and forming a rigid connection between thesaid eye and said arms, said arms being offset where they connect withthe eye, and spaced apart sufficiently to enter the trouser legs.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as I have hereto aflixed mysignature.

CLYDE M. IIEDDENS.

